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Saturday Update!
🕑 Added 2026-02-14 15:07:15 +0000 UTCAlright alright, good morning! Buckle up because I have a lot of ground to cover in this one. First off, good job on making it through another week folks. To persist is to resist!
I'm actually gonna give this a table of contents cuz I dont want to forget anything and I have Thingsβ’ on my Mindβ’ [ also easier to skip chunks you're not interested in ]:
Some words about the state of things [ vaguely political, hopefully not a bummer though ]
Valentines day!
Writing/editing update
Lawrence sketches
Willow chaser
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The state of things
If you're having a really rough time lately with the news and politics and stuff, you're not alone. It's a difficult time to have basic pattern recognition and to give a shit about other people. It's also something that's affecting all of us around the world, not just the US. I know I've been having a difficult time [ fellow Canadians will understand this: I live in rural Alberta :( ]
But I'm not just saying 'ooh guys it's bad', I have an actual message here.
I think I've come to understand that what I am feeling is grief. I am mourning a world view that has been irrevocably changed to something worse. I've felt like this before and I recognize it.
I think we are mourning the world we thought we had. A place where, to a reliable degree, laws are fair and enforced. The guilty are punished and the innocent are helped. Where all human life is respected. Where scammers are caught, and stopped.
I don't think this was naΓ―vetΓ© on our parts, to believe in this. I think it was granted, like a gift, to those who were privileged enough to remain largely untouched by exploitation so far. People like myself, who got to grow and benefit from rights that people before us fought for.
We are learning now that the world we saw and expected doesn't exist. This is worthy of deep mourning in all its stages. And I do see all its stages all around me and within me. Denial, anger, bargaining, as we work towards acceptance- and let me be clear, my definition of acceptance is not to allow this unfair world to continue and to uphold it as 'normal'. What I mean is to simply know and see the world for what it is in this moment.
I think, at least within myself, there was a part of me that thought justice was an inherent force of nature. Something that always exists around us, like a protective and comforting blanket.
While it pains me to find out this isn't true, I think it also empowers me with the real truth: Justice, human rights, a government that works for people and protects them from corporate greed and exploitation- these are things we can fight for. These are things we WILL fight for. Maybe these views were obvious on paper, but I feel like it's another thing to understand them emotionally.
So, the bottom line of my message is this: Be gentle with yourself. You may be grieving a world view, and I can assure you it is just as painful and heartbreaking as any other grief.
And know that we will fight, as humans have always fought, for fairness and dignity in ubiquity. It is simply our turn now.
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Valentines Day
Okay gear switch here, and I swear I won't go on as long.
I just want to encourage my fellow singles to grab some of the love of this holiday for themselves. I've been [ happily ] single since 2018, and I've made a habit of treating myself on Valentines day. It can be a day for self love, indulgence, and tenderness for us too.
I will be enjoying a set of local artisanal chocolate truffles, a leisurely walk around town to my favourite cafe, a special dinner I haven't decided on or bought yet, and enough edibles to get couchlocked while watching other people play nostalgic video games on youtube. π
And if you actually happen to be in romantic relationship: HEY DONT FORGET ITS VALENTINES DAY LMAO
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Writing/Editing Update
OKAY Finally to the actual work! Sorry for all the yapping!
Last week I was a lot more productive! I was able to work properly every work day! I got a bunch of editing done, and wrote quite a bit of new content [ like I mentioned before, this script is just built different and needs a lot more added content during editing ]
The only thing that maybe isn't so great is that I miiiight have been a little delusional about my 'I can do this in two weeks' statement. You'd think I'd learn but here I am.
Here's what I have done so far:
The return of the chart. This time the blue represents edited areas with the additional content complete. For anyone who joined recently: The script is KIND OF done, as in there is a working playable text game from start to finish, but now it needs to be beefed up in a way I can't be very clear about because it involves spoilers.
On the bright side, I do actually feel like what I'm making is getting very close to my vision. It'll still need a lot of work later and help from testers but I feel like I'm slowly accomplishing the pipe dream I set out with.
Am I still screaming and complaining daily about my hubris and foolishness with this horrid monster of a script? Yes.
Is it the most mind numbingly complicated script I've ever written? Probably.
Am I rotating in a torment nexus of my own design? Well, yeah.
But it's kind of working I think
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Lawrence Sketches
I actually finished the editing I set out to do by mid-Friday so I switched to doing some practice sketches of Lawrence:
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Willow Chaser
[ I've also attached a very cute video of Willow asking to be pet right when I wake up- she stands up to grab my hand π₯Ί ]
Thank you guys for your company and support, and for tolerating my long-winded soap box stints LMAO I hop you find some time for yourself today. Hang in there. And of course, see you next week!
Comments
Gatobob
I havent seen it yet, I always wait till all the eps are out so I can buy them. I haven't been watching very much lately cuz I'm either working, sleeping, or playing final fantasy tactics for the switch π π
dankFangirl
Hey Gato, kinda unrelated but did you watch the latest season of Smiling Friends? Itβs been out for a while and I somehow just noticed,,,,,,,,,,, What shows have you been watching lately? I need some recommendations because I have no idea what to watch n.n;
Gatobob
We wont be worrying about any testers for quite a long time, I still need to finish the script phase AND do the placeholder phase, which takes several months
Gatobob
I definitely wouldn't be telling people about easter eggs ahead of time on Patreon π that kinda ruins the point
Puppy!
HI GATO AND HI WILLOW! I wish you an amazing week and good happy moments you deserve em
madz!! π½
Wow happy late valentineβs day:)) Lawrence looks so so so good and Willow is so cute. I hope you have an amazing week!! ππ
IntrepidBlue
βWhen I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won.β Thank you for the Lawrence sketch ππ«Ά It has awoken something in me I never knew was there, pls feed me more Lawmama ππππΌπΌπΌ
clawedtodeath
FORGOT TO ASK BUT IN TERMS OF LIKE, TESTERS OR GAME TESTERS, will you be implementing new people this time? I saw there was a tier you could buy to do that and I'd love to do that :))
Asi Sansell + Moonlit Spires
I hope you're doing good. I'm curious, will we have a little name easter egg reactions with the name of Strade and Ren like we did in the first YKMET?
Sky Kitsune
It is definitely scary times. Living in the US makes me so mad daily. It's reassuring to hear others talk about it, even if it's sad. ANYWAY THE HORRORS ASIDE, YAYYY LAWRENCE YAYYYY
ALemonYoYo
Your talk about the state of the world came at just the right time for me, and your perspective is really refreshing. It's so easy to get caught in either wallowing in it or ignoring it- but now I think I see it in a new light! Omg also NEW LAWRENCE ART !!! My beloved... He looks so good I love your art sm istg... Holding him captive in my brain for valentines
Gatobob
Thereβs actually a ton of fighting happening in all ways. Remember that social media algos and news companies are owned by billionaires- they try to hide the people fighting back
Lolhopetch
I cant wait to hit the dollar store for the discounted valentines stuff πππ I also am planning to buy my yearly pralines.. if I can leave the house.. sigh.. ππ Everything going on in the world is terrible, me personally added to the grief I feel angry, furious with everything and everyone because nothing is being done everyone is still sitting on their asses waiting for someone else to do something ππ sigh its always good to take a break from world news but that doesn't make it go awayπ« π« new law arttt π₯Ήπ₯Ήπ₯Ή one can only hope things will get better πππ Good work this week and good luck!! Happy valentines day take care of yourself :DD
Corpse Anon
Had to put my phone down to breathe once I glanced at the art omg its beautiful π₯Ή
